Today, Mitch Kupchack, the Lakers general manager said, "With the talent level and depth of our roster, the situation simply doesn't provide an opportunity for Sun Yue to get the chance to play that he deserves."

Sun didn't play for the Lakers' Summer League team in Las Vegas, California, skipping that event so he could spend his time training with the Chinese National Team.

Last season, Sun scored a total of 6 points in 28 minutes of play in the ten games he appeared in for the Lakers. The last game I can remember him ever playing in a Lakers uniform is when Kobe Bryant scored 61 points in Madison Square Garden. He went in to give Kobe some rest in the final minute of that game.